Mamdani is winning because he has ideas, is young and people see Cuomo as the established billionaire owned attempt to keep control.
We shall see…
sedatedlife on
While that is partially true,its also his policies centrist can not comprehend people support things like free buses and higher taxes if it helps everyone.
idoma21 on
Older moderate Dems remember when they at least thought the economy worked for them. Young Dems have come of age during the great corporate power trip enabled by Citiziens United. They have no such delusions.
Calcutec_1 on
Well he has good policy and he is ridiculously charismatic and folksy.
travio on
Of course we do. Our current leadership is ineffective and out of touch with the majority of the party.
OrinThane on
Mamdani is winning because he actually has ideas that are attempting to materially make people’s lives better. Whether you agree or disagree, thats what this country lacks right now.
JockoMayzon on
About a year ago, I went on a letter writing campaign to Democratic Leaders, local, state, and federal. Apart from two form letters that did not address my concerns, no one replied. I spent a lot of money on postage with over 75 letters, plus online forms, emails, and phone calls.
All I get are letters and emails begging for donations, and I get a LOT of those so clearly they know I’m here.
MadAstrid on
Oh, we hate Republican leaders more. Trust me.
Oh, and oligarchs.
And Nepo baby sex pests.
DidYouSeeBriansHat on
The Democratic Party as we know it has failed its people. In order for it to succeed and in order for it to stop this fascist administration, it has to change and it has to do so in a very extensive way.
localistand on
Might have something to do with the unique situation of New York City mayoral politics, specifically:
The weakness of the GOP in NYC mayoral politics, featuring their candidate, a cat-guy raspberry beret-wearing candidate with a designer vigilante group background.
The establishment Democratic party getting it very wrong on their incumbent that they backed, Mayor Adams, who has proven himself untrustworthy.
The massive scandals of Eric Adams while in office.
The establishment Democratic party alternative being an entrenched former governor with his own scandal-blotted past and hubris-soaked persona that is quite off-putting.
Now, in every locale where more than one of these unique circumstances exist, feel free to extrapolate and apply the apt reasoning and takeaways this article suggests. If it doesn’t have any of those, best get a fucking grip on reality a bit.
yestbat on
Spot on headline. The establishment still won’t get onboard. Those dinosaurs suck.
zubuneri on
Yes
Complete-Pangolin on
Mamdani knows when not to back something unpopular with voters
Numbtothiscrap on
Got into a Facebook argument and some guy kept saying “ what about your Daddy Biden?”
Like wtf dude , you guys are the ones with the hats , signs , and T shirts .
InsomniaticWanderer on
*because the party leaders hate their party
Is what I think you meant
Sminahin on
Most under-40 Dems I talk to think our leaders should be charged and sentenced for what they’ve done. Over the last 40 years, they’ve traded away our economic and antiwar values and only thing they’ve gotten in return is Romneycare that everyone agreed needed expansion and protection otherwise it’d turn into anti-consumer corposlop while not addressing the root cause.
I’ve been in a health insurance nightmare for 2 years where they denied medical necessity for my husband, so my cancer patient nurse mom had to take out retirement money so we could afford the first payment for surgery without going homeless. We have no clue how we’ll afford the rest and could go homeless any day they decided to push the bill through–even though we’ve spent hundreds of hours on appeal calls and paperwork and our case is *still* being worked after years. The cost to get us out of hell is about 3 of the cheaper small bombs over Gaza.
So our only accomplishment is anti-consumer corposlop harm reduction that happens to enrich the health insurance companies even more. But when Netanyahu asks them to invade Iraq or murder hundreds of thousands of children, all of a sudden they get real efficient about spending taxpayer money and getting things done.
I’m knocking doors for Mamdani and a lot of people I’m meeting think like me.
ApolloX-2 on
He’s a very good communicator without the typical Democrat baggage. He’s young but he didn’t make his campaign about that.
His ideas are good and achievable on top of actually using the powers of the Mayor to help locals without fearing the Billionaires and their politicians.
dudinax on
Republican tilted headline.
chipsalsamadre on
lol I don’t think he’s gonna win because of protest votes. He’s gonna win because he’s a politician who has ran on fixing real problems for New Yorkers. I’m hoping he wins, not just for New York but for America.
x_xwolf on
People are just so racist towards mamdani, the dudes winning because he’s honest. And they keep trying to smear him because he’s honest.
retrobat on
He’s also winning because he’s not f*cking 70+ years old.
toxiamaple on
Mamdani is winning because not only do people like his ideas, but they think he will follow through.
ManikArcanik on
I don’t want to sound too hyperbolic but a Mamdani win would be a dramatic pin in historic times, begging the gauntlet be thrown.
If we’re in a fight over greed this is one way to start.
myrealusername8675 on
Democrats don’t “hate” their leaders, they’ve just realized that the mainstream leaders like Pelosi and Schumer are happy to profit off the status quo and aren’t representing their interests or concerns.
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Good, Democratic Leadership should be hated. 👍
Yeah pretty much
Not because he supports popular ideas?
Mamdani is winning because he has ideas, is young and people see Cuomo as the established billionaire owned attempt to keep control.
We shall see…
While that is partially true,its also his policies centrist can not comprehend people support things like free buses and higher taxes if it helps everyone.
Older moderate Dems remember when they at least thought the economy worked for them. Young Dems have come of age during the great corporate power trip enabled by Citiziens United. They have no such delusions.
Well he has good policy and he is ridiculously charismatic and folksy.
Of course we do. Our current leadership is ineffective and out of touch with the majority of the party.
Mamdani is winning because he actually has ideas that are attempting to materially make people’s lives better. Whether you agree or disagree, thats what this country lacks right now.
About a year ago, I went on a letter writing campaign to Democratic Leaders, local, state, and federal. Apart from two form letters that did not address my concerns, no one replied. I spent a lot of money on postage with over 75 letters, plus online forms, emails, and phone calls.
All I get are letters and emails begging for donations, and I get a LOT of those so clearly they know I’m here.
Oh, we hate Republican leaders more. Trust me.
Oh, and oligarchs.
And Nepo baby sex pests.
The Democratic Party as we know it has failed its people. In order for it to succeed and in order for it to stop this fascist administration, it has to change and it has to do so in a very extensive way.
Might have something to do with the unique situation of New York City mayoral politics, specifically:
The weakness of the GOP in NYC mayoral politics, featuring their candidate, a cat-guy raspberry beret-wearing candidate with a designer vigilante group background.
The establishment Democratic party getting it very wrong on their incumbent that they backed, Mayor Adams, who has proven himself untrustworthy.
The massive scandals of Eric Adams while in office.
The establishment Democratic party alternative being an entrenched former governor with his own scandal-blotted past and hubris-soaked persona that is quite off-putting.
Now, in every locale where more than one of these unique circumstances exist, feel free to extrapolate and apply the apt reasoning and takeaways this article suggests. If it doesn’t have any of those, best get a fucking grip on reality a bit.
Spot on headline. The establishment still won’t get onboard. Those dinosaurs suck.
Yes
Mamdani knows when not to back something unpopular with voters
Got into a Facebook argument and some guy kept saying “ what about your Daddy Biden?”
Like wtf dude , you guys are the ones with the hats , signs , and T shirts .
*because the party leaders hate their party
Is what I think you meant
Most under-40 Dems I talk to think our leaders should be charged and sentenced for what they’ve done. Over the last 40 years, they’ve traded away our economic and antiwar values and only thing they’ve gotten in return is Romneycare that everyone agreed needed expansion and protection otherwise it’d turn into anti-consumer corposlop while not addressing the root cause.
I’ve been in a health insurance nightmare for 2 years where they denied medical necessity for my husband, so my cancer patient nurse mom had to take out retirement money so we could afford the first payment for surgery without going homeless. We have no clue how we’ll afford the rest and could go homeless any day they decided to push the bill through–even though we’ve spent hundreds of hours on appeal calls and paperwork and our case is *still* being worked after years. The cost to get us out of hell is about 3 of the cheaper small bombs over Gaza.
So our only accomplishment is anti-consumer corposlop harm reduction that happens to enrich the health insurance companies even more. But when Netanyahu asks them to invade Iraq or murder hundreds of thousands of children, all of a sudden they get real efficient about spending taxpayer money and getting things done.
I’m knocking doors for Mamdani and a lot of people I’m meeting think like me.
He’s a very good communicator without the typical Democrat baggage. He’s young but he didn’t make his campaign about that.
His ideas are good and achievable on top of actually using the powers of the Mayor to help locals without fearing the Billionaires and their politicians.
Republican tilted headline.
lol I don’t think he’s gonna win because of protest votes. He’s gonna win because he’s a politician who has ran on fixing real problems for New Yorkers. I’m hoping he wins, not just for New York but for America.
People are just so racist towards mamdani, the dudes winning because he’s honest. And they keep trying to smear him because he’s honest.
He’s also winning because he’s not f*cking 70+ years old.
Mamdani is winning because not only do people like his ideas, but they think he will follow through.
I don’t want to sound too hyperbolic but a Mamdani win would be a dramatic pin in historic times, begging the gauntlet be thrown.
If we’re in a fight over greed this is one way to start.
Democrats don’t “hate” their leaders, they’ve just realized that the mainstream leaders like Pelosi and Schumer are happy to profit off the status quo and aren’t representing their interests or concerns.
Because they have failed us, more like